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ENGINEERING BETTER BEER

FTSs

2

 Product Guide

Summary of Contents for FTSs

Page 1: ...ENGINEERING BETTER BEER FTSs2 Product Guide ...

Page 2: ...s Silicone Stopper Power Supply STANDARD KIT FTSs2 Controller Chronical Cone Heating Pad Brew Bucket Cone Heating Pad Chronical Neoprene Insulation Jacket Brew Bucket Neoprene Insulation Jacket x2 Half bbl Chronical x2 Half bbl Chronical Included with the Chronical Kit only Included with the Brew Bucket Kit only Vinyl Tubing ...

Page 3: ...let Cover Hose Clamps Power Supply Power Supply BME KIT UPGRADE KIT FTSs2 Controller FTSs2 Controller Cone Heating Pad Vinyl Tubing Chronical Cone Heating Pad Brew Bucket Cone Heating Pad Included with the Chronical Kit only Included with the Brew Bucket Kit only ...

Page 4: ...e cooler to be used again If your setup requires more distance from the fermenter to the cooler you can purchase common vinyl tubing at most hardware stores The pump is capable lifting the water up to 10 feet Pumping beyond 10 feet will negatively affect efficiency In a heating mode the controller will activate the low wattage heater which will in turn begin to slowly raise the temperature of the ...

Page 5: ... over shoot the set point and past the threshold where it causes the opposite function to activate too quickly To avoid over cycling we recommend you set the delay on your controller to at least 5 minutes This will allow sufficient time for the fermenter s liquid temperature to stabilize and ultimately avoid over cycling This will extend the life of the ice in your cooler We recommend using ONLY b...

Page 6: ...e cone while you reinstall the neoprene jacket 3 Place the low wattage heater onto the cone so that it doesn t interfere with the welded fittings and maximizes surface area contact with the fermenter body Use a zip tie to hold the heater s shape until the neoprene insulating jacket is reinstalled over the fermenter The neoprene jacket will insure that the heater is held tightly to the cone to maxi...

Page 7: ...ng to the immersion coil and secure it with a second hose clamp Take the remaining piece of tubing and connect it to the other end of the immersion coil and secure it with a third hose clamp and then place the free end of the tubing back into the cooler ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Thermowell Temp Sensor Return H2O Chilled H2O In Heater Cable Pump Cable O Ring Inside Only Chill Coil Cooler with...

Page 8: ...over the intake port of the immersion pump 7 If your cooler is dedicated to the FTSs2 system drill holes for the chilled water tubes and place the tubes through the holes with the pump located inside the cooler Pump Inlet Cover Pro Grade Submersible Pump Hose Clamp Vinyl Tubing ...

Page 9: ... the way into the bottom of the thermowell 9 Plug in the pump power cable the heating pad power cable and system power supply as marked on the digital controller ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Heater Power Cable Pump Power Cable Thermowell Temperature Sensor Temperature Sensor at bottom of Thermowell System Power Supply Cable ...

Page 10: ...shed into the body of the controller if desired 8 Plug the pump connector into the connector labeled Pump Plug the heater connector into the connector labled Heater 9 Plug the power supply connector into the side labeled 12VDC 10 Place at least 10lbs of ice with about 2 gallons of cold water in your cooler 11 We recommend using three of the 1 2 gallon size frozen jugs of water or block ice as thes...

Page 11: ...ill illuminate the Working Light and the pump will start to cycle chilled water through the immersion coil 6 Sit back have a beer and enjoy the magic of thermodynamics at work 7 Depending on the ambient temperature it s a good idea to check on your chilled water source and ice once or twice a day You can also reset the controller to see if a setting is not allowing it to kick on 1 Press and hold t...

Page 12: ... Default F The controller can be set to first see a conditioning step before the controller function starts Press and hold the Set and keys at the same time for 3 seconds to enter this menu When S7 code is shown press the Set key to display the upper or lower limit set value then press or key to adjust the parameters Parameter 01 0 1 Deg and 10 1 0 Deg Factory Default 01 There are a number of adva...

Page 13: ...ress Set key and hold more than 3 seconds to enter the menu display with or key adjusted to the screen appearing Hd or Cd code press the Set key to display the hysteresis set value press or key to adjust the parameters Factory Default 1 Press Set key and hold more than 3 seconds to enter the menu display with or key adjusted to the screen appearing CA code press the Set key to display the temperat...

Page 14: ...ey to display the delay setting value then press the or key to adjust the parameters Factory Default 5 min Press Set key and hold more than 3 seconds to enter the menu display with or key adjusted to the screen appearing HS or LS code press the Set key to display the upper or lower limit set value Then press or key to adjust the parameters HS means upper limit LS means lower limit Factory Default ...

Page 15: ...ed temperature is beyond the set point an alarm will sound To silence the alarm press any button When the AH or AL code is shown press the Set key to display the high temperature alarm settings press or key to adjust the parameters Factory Default 999 Degrees for AH Factory Default 999 Degrees for AL Set Rst SET Set Rst SET ...

Page 16: ... immersion coil and thermowell from the FTSs2 lid 4 Fully drain the remaining chilled water from the system 5 Soak the stainless parts in PBW or similar caustic to remove any proteins that have adhered to the surfaces 6 Follow the cleaning instructions products like PBW depend on concentration temperature and duration to do a proper job of cleaning 7 Drain rinse and allow every component of the sy...

Page 17: ...to pitching temperatures A Yes but after you get to pitching temperatures you should replenish your ice supply Q Can I set multiple temperatures during fermentation say 72 F for the lag phase and 68 F for primary A Yes however you will need to watch the progress of your fermentation closely so you don t stay too long at a higher temperature than you planned Q How often do I need to replenish my ic...

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